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Andrew H. Volk

PHYS 202L / 232L · Fall 2026

Physics Lab 2

Section 006 meets Thursdays at 8:00 a.m. Each prelab quiz is due in Canvas when lab starts, and the lab report is due the next day at 4:00 p.m. Canvas and the syllabus are the official record for due dates and grades.

Open Canvas

Electricity and circuits

Exp 12: Introduction to batteries, circuits, and meters Lab 1 · Prelab quiz Thu, Sep 10 · Report Fri, Sep 11
Exp 13: Fields and equipotentials Lab 2 · Prelab quiz Thu, Sep 17 · Report Fri, Sep 18
Exp 14: Ohm's law Lab 3 · Prelab quiz Thu, Sep 24 · Report Fri, Sep 25
Exp 23: Series and parallel resistance, and LEDs Lab 4 · Report Fri, Oct 2
Exp 16: Resistances in series and parallel Lab 5 · Prelab quiz Thu, Oct 8 · Report Fri, Oct 9
Exp 17: Multiloop circuits and Kirchhoff's rules Lab 6 · Prelab quiz Thu, Oct 22 · Report Fri, Oct 23

Slides and handouts

Magnetism and optics

Exp 18: Electromagnetic induction Lab 7 · Prelab quiz Thu, Oct 29 · Report Fri, Oct 30
Exp 19: Reflection and refraction Lab 8 · Prelab quiz Thu, Nov 5 · Report Fri, Nov 6
Exp 20A: Spherical mirrors Lab 9 · Prelab quiz Thu, Nov 12 · Report Fri, Nov 13
Exp 20B: Thin lenses Lab 10 · Report Fri, Nov 20
Exp 21: The transmission diffraction grating Lab 11 · Prelab quiz Thu, Dec 3 · Report Fri, Dec 4